KB a Gator
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Good luck young man. But I think you just lost millions.
We're going to have a million threads about this now, aren't we?
I think he's going to love the one of a kind AWESOME officiating in the SEC. Ha ! :joy:
He will be like Williams. Untouchable at home .
Every SEC big man is incapable of fouling at home unless they have Kentucky across their chest.
I just can't understand how Cal has missed on so many bigs this season.It doesn't make sense at all.
Yeah, true..I forgot that pretty much everybody else in the SEC gets a much better and fair whistle than UK does and that's just a fact.
He didn’t want to compete with Nick and EJ for minutes or play for a legitimate national title contender, period!! IMO we will kick his *** twice next year at Florida!
I disagree. Florida was the worst choice for us. Decent team coming back and you add him to the 5th and 20th ranked players in the class. They should be a very good team by the end of the season.
At Tennessee he gets his points but not much to help them, same at Arkansas. Va tech will be average also. He helps Florida the most.
IF he didn't want to have to compete with and share minutes with EJ and Nick, then it's fairly obvious he isn't NBA material any time soon. I fail to understand how anyone could turn down an opportunity with UK, KP and Coach Cal. His life, his choice. Now we just need to absolutely obliterate those Gators this year.
EJ and Nick will step it up - and we have all the other pieces. Sestina and all of our awesome freshmen will carry us through in March and April. I'm sure there will be a few bumps along the way - but I'm thinking Cal loves his team, just as it is. If he can't find a big guy that would help out, then he might add someone else - but I'm thinking we will be just fine even if that doesn't happen!
Go Cats!
EJ and Nick will step it up - and we have all the other pieces. Sestina and all of our awesome freshmen will carry us through in March and April. I'm sure there will be a few bumps along the way - but I'm thinking Cal loves his team, just as it is. If he can't find a big guy that would help out, then he might add someone else - but I'm thinking we will be just fine even if that doesn't happen!
Go Cats!
Well I hate UT fans worse so I'm glad he went to UF instead. Sure he just wanted to play close to home his last yr.
@Wildcats1st said if KB chooses a school other than UK than it’s a bigger blow to UK than when we lost to Wisconsin in the FF.
Better gator orange than cister-pokin' orange & cream... [laughing]
lot of people are badly heart broken here ............ acting like the kid was ours for like the last 6-7 weeks and idolizing him.. ouch.
Comedy. Florida hasn’t done **** with Mike White. How many players has he gotten to the next level at Florida? I hope Kerry Blackshear Jr is good at something other than basketball because he ain’t going pro in that career path. BYE BRUH
We will see. Wasn't really commenting on what was the best for UK. Commenting this kid turned his future pro life to UF.
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The SEC race for #1 in CBB is going to be fun watch this year. Word up to Blackshear, you are not on a team in the race,
Not sure why people are hating on his pick. Close to home, no one to compete with for playing time, and Florida just brought in a pretty solid recruiting class. Gators are going to be really tough.
We went full Icarus mode on McDaniels and Blackshear and have now missed on 12 of our last 15 full-offer targets since last fall.
Florida will most certainly be in the race.
After his pick I have to be honest and say he would of been a great pick up along with making an immediate impact.
The other part of my brain says this season is not hinged on a former recruit that chose VT, then transfers out while still not in the league.
Good luck to the young man. Still like my team!
The other part of my brain says this season is not hinged on a former recruit that chose VT, then transfers out while still not in the league.
Good luck to the young man. Still like my team!
I had a hunch he was going to end up there, despite the "eliminated" buzz we heard last week. It makes a helluva lot more sense than Tennessee, Arkansas or A&M. Home state school, gaping hole in their frontcourt, and now a legit Final Four contender.
Sucks for us and it's a massive get for Florida. I would've rather he went to Tennessee, but reading their fans' meltdowns should be some good entertainment. They were cracking the champagne over the weekend thinking he was locked up.
Sucks for us and it's a massive get for Florida. I would've rather he went to Tennessee, but reading their fans' meltdowns should be some good entertainment. They were cracking the champagne over the weekend thinking he was locked up.
1. Make him put the ball on the floor,
2. Make him defend - inside and outside- especially inside,
3. Make him run the court...
AlohaCat
2. Make him defend - inside and outside- especially inside,
3. Make him run the court...
AlohaCat
I don't think they are hating on the pick. I've seen a lot worse voicing of criticism on the matter. It's the trend toward not getting that 'difference maker' type recruit. Anymore, it seems the elite recruits are using UK as a springboard to the national recruiting spotlight, but they're going elsewhere. It's a little bit of everything. Nike. LeBron James. Recruiting staff possibly not being as strong as in the past. Situations like the Skal one, the 2015 season ending, other teams capitalizing on the number of elite recruits we've had versus NCAA Tournament success, coaches forcing players out in order to attract better players. And, now the state of California has gotten the ball rolling with a plan to make sure student athletes get paid. Another one is that Cal is an INTENSE coach who, though his track record of developing players is second to none, today's generation of softies would rather play for a coach who can still win games but won't scream and wave his arms half of the game. Having said that, I am disappointed with our run in the past ten years in terms of on the court success, but I am proud of the way Calipari has represented the University of Kentucky.
I’m just happy he didn’t go to UT. Honestly I never Liked our chances. I feel like he was the kind of guy to put us over the top same as wiseman but we ll see if cal can pull off his best coaching job. He has it in him
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No grad transfer is ever going to put a program over the top. Reid Travis was probably the closest one we will ever see. When a guy has played 3 years of college ball and can't make the league.. he really just isn't that good.
We ll grad transfers were big for Texas tech last year and for a team lacking senior experience it could be a huge difference maker. Blackshear as a 6-10” man he would have been a physical presence who can score. A player we don’t have. He wasn’t a make or break player rather a make player. We still have a good team but with blackshear we would be next level next season. Two skilled seniors to rotate in the paint. You can’t overlook the impact of having blackshear.
Everytime we miss on a recruit some always have to downplay him and act like we didn't need him.We don't have a proven frontcourt scorer on this team.EJ and Nick were lost last seasonand I expect improvement but who knows how much.No margin for error at all now.
Definitely hurts us by not getting him. Certainly helps Florida immensely by signing him. Also makes them a serious contender for the SEC Title and to maybe do some damage in the NCAA-T.
At this very early date I don't have a lot of confidence either UK or Florida are ready to contend for the Championship though. A lot will ride on whether our front court can step it up from last year. Far too early to know the answer to that question.
At this very early date I don't have a lot of confidence either UK or Florida are ready to contend for the Championship though. A lot will ride on whether our front court can step it up from last year. Far too early to know the answer to that question.